I love the simplicity of this Stampin’ Up! Southern Serenade Birthday card. Today is full of simple cardmaking tips like creating a spatter background using aqua painters and tying a loop knot from 1 piece of ribbon.

For today I wanted to focus on a really quick and easy card with some very simple and fast coloring. I love all the paper in the Petal Garden DSP paper stack and I found the perfect coordinating frame for the Southern Serenade focal flower!

The spatter background is a look I love and is so easy to create. When holding the ink pad squeeze the top and the bottom together. This puts ink in the lid. Then use an aqua painter pen to pick up the ink and tap the painter over your paper to create the spatter look!

And here is the Stampin’ Up! Southern Serenade Birthday card video tutorial for a few fun tips:

Welcome to the Stamping Cat Color Challenge #56 April 29, 2018. All entries are due by May 5!

This weeks color range is greens, yellows, reds, black and white.

I am so loving this color challenge! Since my goal was to have a weekly inspiration challenge that would stretch our creativity I am searching for creative color combos. Sometimes outside the box. With that in mind I am striving to make the colors varied and challenging!

Go to bottom of the post click on the little blue box below that says add your link. You can do this anytime from Sunday (the day it’s posted) through the following Saturday night (when it closes)

It is super easy, and does the random picking at the end of the week and notifies the winner by email (email comes from InLinkz challenges, not StampingCatCrew)! I do not get notified, so if you are the winner YOU MUST EMAIL ME YOUR CHALLENGE # AND ADDRESS TO RECEIVE YOUR BLOG CANDY! (Blog candy is limited to US mailing address only, sorry!)

Having a blog is NOT required, however you can share your link back to your blog if you want to generate traffic for yourself through blog hopping, etc… Let me know if you need help! you can post questions here.

Just submit your entry before the weekly deadline (Saturday night at 11:50 pm) and let’s share our creativity! Just have fun & play!

Also, if you want to become a member of the Creative Cat Crew it’s super easy and you can save money on a hobby you love, Join us here!

This is my Stampin’ Up! Apron of Love Mother’s Day Card and in the video tutorial I make a more general version for all occasion! My mom happens to love baking, so this was perfect. However this set is so versatile! There are scissors for crafters, BBQ tools for the Dad’s (or Mom!), flowers, etc…

There are die cuts for the pocket on the apron, but in the video I also show how I made a pocket stamping directly on the apron! And you also have the option of stamping the tools, here I chose to use sponge daubers to make sponging easier! I also share a simple trick in the video for tying a knot!

Start this card with an A2 white card base cut at 11″ x 4.25″, score and fold in half at 5.5″. The berry layer is cut at 5.25″ x 4″, and the top white layer is 5″ x 3.75″.

And here is the Stampin’ Up! Apron of Love Mother’s Day Card video tutorial:

Welcome to the Stamping Cat Color Challenge #55 April 22, 2018. All entries are due by April 28!

This weeks color range is purples, greens, oranges and White.

I am so loving this color challenge! Since my goal was to have a weekly inspiration challenge that would stretch our creativity I am searching for creative color combos. Sometimes outside the box. With that in mind I am striving to make the colors varied and challenging!

Go to bottom of the post click on the little blue box below that says add your link. You can do this anytime from Sunday (the day it’s posted) through the following Saturday night (when it closes)

It is super easy, and does the random picking at the end of the week and notifies the winner by email (email comes from InLinkz challenges, not StampingCatCrew)! I do not get notified, so if you are the winner YOU MUST EMAIL ME YOUR CHALLENGE # AND ADDRESS TO RECEIVE YOUR BLOG CANDY! (Blog candy is limited to US mailing address only, sorry!)

Having a blog is NOT required, however you can share your link back to your blog if you want to generate traffic for yourself through blog hopping, etc… Let me know if you need help! you can post questions here.

Just submit your entry before the weekly deadline (Saturday night at 11:50 pm) and let’s share our creativity! Just have fun & play!

Also, if you want to become a member of the Creative Cat Crew it’s super easy and you can save money on a hobby you love, Join us here!

I created this Stampin’ Up! Celebrate you thinlit Quick & Easy card in both Soft Sky and Blushing Bride (as shown in the video tutorial. I love how cute it is, while being so easy to make! My mom’s cooking philosophy is quick, easy, tastes good… I thought that translated rather well for cards! Quick, easy, looks good! LOL…

Start with an A2 size cardstock cut at 11″ x 4.25″, score and fold in half at 5.5″. The white cardstock front and the inside piece are both cut at 5.25″ x 4″. the Stitched circle framelit is 2 3/8″. Stamp the flourish in Lemon Lime twist and adhere the circle framelit. Cut the “amazing” and the “you” and use a fine tip glue to adhere. Use a glue dot to attach the Mini striped lemon lime twist ribbon knot. Then scatter a few adhesive backed tutti frutti sequins.